Assembly Bill A5356

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Directs the office of mental health to conduct a study on the effects of abuse suffered while incarcerated on formerly incarcerated individuals

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A5356 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene

2025-A5356 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the office of mental health to conduct a study on the effects of abuse suffered while incarcerated on formerly incarcerated individuals.

2025-A5356 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5356
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT directing the office of mental health to conduct a study  on  the
   effects  of abuse suffered while incarcerated on formerly incarcerated
   individuals
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  office  of  mental  health,  in conjunction with the
 department of corrections and community  supervision,  shall  conduct  a
 study  on  the  effects of abuse suffered while incarcerated on formerly
 incarcerated individuals. Such study  shall  identify,  investigate  and
 analyze  the  temporary  and lasting impacts and costs of abuse suffered
 while incarcerated on formerly incarcerated individuals and make  recom-
 mendations  for best treatment practices for people experiencing mental,
 behavioral or physical health issues as a result of such abuse.
   § 2. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the office  of
 mental  health  shall issue a report of the findings of the study to the
 governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker  of  the
 assembly.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06779-02-5

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